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About ya'll shut up until you actually hear the music?

for me only LIncoln>the hobbit

The tenuto sign has become almost the equivalent of the semicolon in the world of written music, meaning we all feel it has a function, yet precicely what that function is, tends to be a matter of personal preference. To me, it has to do with weight; I employ the sign when I wish to add prominence and importance to a note, yet not blatantly or loudly, the way a marcato sign can imply. If I wish for a tenuto-marked note to be held longer (though still not quite the "length" of a fermata), I will add "ten." above the sign. Slurred tenuto has to do with a slight separation between given notes, yet not quite so detached as a slurred staccato would perhaps indicate.

That kinda gets right to the heart of it, doesn't it? Parts of LINCOLN might sound similar to WAR HORSE but pretty much every other movie's score sounds just like the one before it. It's like they have a computer database of music they just cut and paste into each film depending on genre. Ostinato string arpeggios over synth drums and the 'themes'-- if you can call them that-- are just long sustained brass chords. Complaining about Williams being repetitive in this environment is the height of irony.

I'm sure this score will still beat the shit out of the new Hobbit score

As mrbellamy alluded to above, even "restrained" or "studiously solemn" Williams can grate. Williams isn't one to shy away from editorializing in his music, even to the point of superfluity. As tightly spotted as Saving Private Ryan is, Williams is still more voluble and more emphatic than is necessary. He's like the commentator talking over a performance, reaching for some sort of lexical eloquence, when in fact even his most skilled attempts merely vulgarize what is taking place before him. Sometimes all that need be conveyed lies in the ineffable unfolding of the moment.

The First Great Train Robbery - Jerry Goldsmith. A refreshing change from what I usually hear from JG. Favorites from this score are "Double Wax Job", "The Gold Arrives", and of course, the "Main" and "End" Titles.

Quantum of Solace I am excited to hear what newman does for skyfall, but damnit I will miss david arnold.

WTF? dont tell me quartet records is based on spain, and i just ordered it from the states... If it is on madrid, i'll kill myself since i was there on release day...